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(ii) (b) Permits for profit any place to be used for the performance of the work in public where such performance constitutes an infringement of the copyright in the work unless he was not aware and had no reasonable ground for believing that such performance would be an infringement of copyright, or When any person ­ (i) makes for sale or hire or sells or lets for hire, or by way of trade displays or offers for sale or hire, or (ii) distribute either for the purpose of trade or to such an extent as to affect prejudiciaJly the owner of the copyright, or (iii) by way of trade exhibits in public, or (iv) imports into Liberia any infringing copies of the work. Provided that nothing is sub-section (iv) shall apply to the import of two copies of any work, other than an audiovisual work or record, for the private and domestic use of the importer. For the purpose of this Section, the reproduction of a literary, dramatic musical or artistic work in the form of an audiovisual work shall be deemed to be infringing copy. SECTION: (a) 2.41 PROCEDURES ISSUANCE OF WARRANT OF ARREST UPON COMPLAINT Whenever a complaint is referred before the Copyright Commission charging that an offense has been committed and it appears from the contents of the complaint and examination, under oath or affirmation of the complaint, or the witnesses, if any, that there is reasonable ground to believe that an offense has been committed and that the person against whom the complaint was made has committed the offense, the Commission shall seek judicial intervention for the issuance of warrant of arrest in keeping with the criminal procedure law of Liberia. (b) Nothing in this section however, shall be so construed as to prevent the copyright owner from bringing an action for damages against the infringer of his work or from instituting any other applicable civil remedy. SECTION: 2.42 REMEDIES 1. The Commission shall with the aid of the court of law, and subject to the provisions of Section 2.47 (2), (3), (4) & (5) cause to be issued an Injunction, Temporary Restraining Orders, Writ of Arrest, Search and Seizure and "ne exeat Republica" on terms as it may deem reasonable to prevent or restrain infringement of copyright. II. IMPOUNDING AND DISPOSITION OF INFRINGING ARTICLES: I. At any time while an action under this Chapter is pending, the Commission may order the impounding of all copies or sound recordings claimed to have been infringed upon in violation of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, and of all plates, molds, matrices, masters, tapes, film negatives, or other 39

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